This genus of fungi is known as Ulocladium and can commonly be found in the damp/wet areas of your home. Ulocladium has been known to cause hay fever, plant disease, and other serious infections within those who may be immuno-suppressed. This strain of mold is often found growing along with stachybotrys, a strain of mold […]

An update on the Pathogen Detection Drone technology that incorporates Assured Bio Labs’ patented M-TRAP technology. The article was published in Venture Nashville Connections. Click Here to link to the published article: Pathogen Detection Drone

Assured Bio Labs is excited to collaborate with GeoAir to bring rapid disease detection to farmers and grower. The ability to detect plant disease pathogens, and pinpoint the location of early infection in a field crop, such as corn or soybeans, will allow farmers to treat disease hot-spots in a field with pesticides, rather than […]

Steve M. Hays, 66, founding partner and chairman emeritus of the Nashville based Gobbell Hays Partners (GHP) Environmental + Architecture firm, died Thursday after an extended illness. For more than 30 years, Hays, a chemical engineer, was known nationally for identifying and safely mitigating hazards related to asbestos, mold and lead-based paints in buildings. Hays […]

Recent studies conducted in the Great Basin Desert region of the United States have shown that skin test reactivity to fungal and dust mite allergens are increased in children with asthma or allergy living in homes with evaporative coolers (EC). The M-TRAP® air sampling cassette was used to examine occupant exposure to microbes from homes with […]

A MRSA outbreak remained undisclosed for 9 months at UC Irvine Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. None of the 10 infants that contracted the infection died, and the infections have been effectively treated. However, the root cause and source of the MRSA outbreak remains a mystery, which is not unusual for HAI’s. Recall the mold […]